Telephone directory



Feb. 20, 1923.

1. N. CANNON. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FILED OCT 29,1920

1 the platen 15.

patented Feb. 20, 1923.

" unirseN sra-refs g maar y .tanins ir. CANNON, or Vnos ANGELES, Caumartin:

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY! Application filed 001101361229, 1920. Serial No. 420,444.

fo all 11i/omet may concern Be it known that I, JAMns H. CANNoN,a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles `and State ofCalifornia, have invented anew and useful Telephone *,Directory, of which the following is a specification. y

The principal object of my invention is to provide a telephone directory which may be attached to a telephone and by which the telephone user may maintain a convenient list of the numbers most often `used 'by him. f A further object ofthe inventionis to provide such a directory which can be operated by the linger of one hand to find the address of any one listed thereon.

Further objects vand advantages will be made evident hereinafter. l Referring to the drawing which is for illustrative purposesonly. U

Fig.- 1 is a perspective view of a telephone equipped'with my invention.

Fig, 2 is a sidey elevation of the directory in itsnormal orclosed position.

y `Fig, 3 is a View of the saine in its open position. l

Fig. et is a plan view of the closed position and Fig. 5 isa plairview of the open posi tion. Y f

to a standard telephone 11 by lmeans 'of a bracket 19. and a support 13. A flat plate 14 is attached to the support 13 and a"platen l5 is pivoted on a" pin 16 carried on the, plate-141. i v g f It will be noted that the pin 16 is inter- 5. Stacked uponthe platen 15 is a kstack of cards 4 20. These cards` are all connected together at their upper ends by cloth or otheriiexible'hinges 21, the bottom card" being connected to a clip r22 attached to The top edge of the top cardv is secured to the outer end ofthe plate 14 by flexible member 25. The bottom edges of cards ai'e'cut away as shown in Fig. 4 having index designations 26 thereon. .A Hat spring 27 attached to' the support 13 holds the platen 15 'in its upper position as shown'in Fig. 2. lVhen held in its upper position, 'the lower end ofeach card is eX- posed and the index markings 2G thereon are exposed,

The directory'` as shown may be, attached Ifthe user desires lto -find a,telephonelnu-in-y i ber belonging to, for example, a man named Smith, he presses his linger 30.` on thecard marked S-T, pressing rdownwardly thereon. This pushesy the bottomend 418 of, the

platen into the position shown-in' Fig. V3-

against the action of the spring 27,'the card marked S'-T and all the cards'below itin thej stack being held flat on the platen by the pressure of the finger. At, the `same time the top end ofthe platen 15y is thrown upwardly, pulling the cards above the 'cardV marked S-T into .a vertical positionvas shown at 31 in F ig. 3 thus exposingnthe entire S-T card which-contains the Smith 'number as 'shown at in Figj 5.'v Upon releasing the finger,- the parts assumethe positionl shown in'Fig. 2, theupper. portion of the stack being forced back into position end 17 l vlf claim as my invention: i

1.111 combination, a stack of cards so stacked as to expose a portioniof the bottoni edge of each; means for flexiblyconnecting the top edgesofall said cardstogether;

751 by the .downward movement f ofthe y top means for so mounting` sai'dfstaekthat kthe y bottom edgesv of a ylowerlfportion` of Isaid stack'. can lbe` forced `downwardly by the pressure of a -finger; and means by which said downward movement Vforces the bottom edges' of the upperportionofthe stack upwardly* to `expose the top cardof 'said lower portion ofsaid stack. f y 1 f 2. In combination, a supporti; a plate-n hinged 'intermediate toiits'- endsto said support ;V a stack of' cards resting on said platen with a portion of the'` bottoni 'edgeV of each y card exposed; vmeans 'foriiexiblyconnecting the top edges of all of saidfcards together and to said 1 ilateii,'said cards projectingf over the topedge of said platen.; means for*y y holding the loweredge/ of said platenjin 'a raised position; Iand means by which the depression ofsaid platene'levates any cards y not'held against/said platen means such asa iiigerof a user.- A telephone directoryorthe liti-icona;-A prising a support; a platen hingedto' ksaid by enternal support;` a stack? of cardsv 'resting on said y support with aportion ofthe bottom edge of each cardprojecting'beyond the card above it and thetopedges of allveardsl projecting above the top edge of said platen,

flexible means connecting allot saidcards together; lmeans `for holding `the' bottoni edge of said platen in a raised position; and elastic means for exerting a downward pull on the top of the top card as the bottom of said platen is depressed.

4. A telephone directory or the like comprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack of cards resting on said support with a portion ofthe bottomedge of each card projecting beyond the card above it and the top edges ot' all cards projecting above the top edge o'l said platen; flexible means connectingallA of said cards together; vmeans for holding the bottom edge of said platen in a raised position; a membersecurcd to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge ot' said cards; and means connecting' the top edge of said member with the top edge of the top card.

5. A telephone directory or the like comprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack of cards resting on said support with a portion of the bottom edge of each cardtprojcct'ing beyond the card above it and the top edges ot' all cards pro jectingabove the top edge of said platen;

flexible means connecting all of said cards together; means for holding the bottom edge of said platen in a raised position; a flat spring member secured to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; and means connecting the top edge of said member with the top edge ot the top card. i

6. A telephone direcftoryor the like comprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a 'stack of cards resting on said support with a portion of the bottom edge otA each card projectngbeyond the card above it and the top edgesr of all cards prof *jecting above the top edge ot said platen;

lleXible means connecting vall of said cards together; means for holding .the bottomv Y edge of said platen in a raisedr position, a

top ed member secured to said support and pro-` jecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; `and flexible means connecting the ge of said men'iber with the top edge ol the top card. i i

'A telephone directory7 or the like comprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack of cards resting on said support with a portion of the bottom'edge of each y,card projecting beyond the card above it and the top edges oi all cards projecting;r above the top edge of vsaid platen; flexible means connecting all ot said cards together; means for holding the bottom edge of said platen in a raised position, a flat springinember secured to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; and Aflexible means connecting the top edge of said member with the top edge of rthe top card.

8. A telephone director-j7 or the like comprising a support; a `platen hinged to said y jecting. above the top edge of said platen;

flexible means connecting all of said cards together; a spring secured to said support and pressing upwardly on the bottom edge of said platen for holding the bottom edge oi said platen in a raised position; and elastic means for exerting a downward pull on the top of the top card as the bottom of said platen is depressed.

E). A telephone directory or theflike comprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack ot cards resting on said support with a portion ot the bottom edge ot each card projecting beyond the card above it andA the top edges ot' all cards projec'ting above the` top edge of said platen; flexible means connecting all of said cards together; a `fiat spring secured to said support and pressing upwardly on the bottom edge ot said platen for holding the bottom edge of said .platen in araised position; a member secured to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; and means connectinglthe top edge of said member with the top edge ott' the top card.

10. A telephone directory or the like comprising a support; a platen hinged to said.

support; la stack oi cards resting on said support with a portion of the bottom edge of each card projecting beyond the card above it and the top edges of all cards projecting above the top edges of said platen; flexible means connecting all oit' said cards together; a spring secured to said support and pressing upwardly on the bottom edge of said platen for holding the bottom edge of said platen in a raisediposition; aflat spring member secured to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; and means 'connecting the top edge of said member with the top edge of the top card.

l1. A telephone directory or the like ycomprising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack of cardsl resting on said support with a portion of the `bottom edge of eachv card projecting beyond the card above it and the top edges ot1 all cards pro jecting above the top edge of said platen; flexible means connecting all of said ycards together; a spring secured torv said support and pressing upwardly on the kbottoni edge ot said platen for holding thev bottom edge oit' said platen in a raised position; a member secured to said support and projecting v above it and the top edges of all cards pro jecting above the top edge of said platen;

flexible means connecting all of said cardstogether; a spring secured to said support and pressing upwardly on the bottom edge of said platen for holding the bottom edge of said platen in a raised position, a flat spring member secured to said support and projecting to a point below the top edge of said cards; and flexible means connecting the top edge of said member with the top edge of the top card.

13. A telephone directory or the like com- `said platen is depressed.

lthis, 22nd day of' prising a support; a platen hinged to said support; a stack of Cards resting on said support with a portion of the bottom edge `of each card projecting beyond the card above it and the top edges of all'e'ardspro'- jecting abo-ve the top-edge of said platen; l o

lexiblemeans connecting all of said cards together, a spring secured to said support and pressingupwardlyon,the Abottoml edge l of saidplaten 'or hold-ing the botto-m edge of said platen ina raisedl position; rand* elastic means for exerting a downwardopull on the top of the top card as the bottom of In testimony whereof,

l have hereunto lso set my hand `at Los Angeles, California,` i

October, 1920. f JAMES H. CANNON, 

